# Sela

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #74,491

## Definitions
1. The capital of Edom, near Mount Hor; also known as Joktheel and Petra.
2. A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew סֶּלַע (Sela‛, “rock”); compare Arabic السَّلَع (as-salaʕ).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sela